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American college football season
The 2015 Southern Illinois Salukis football team represented Southern Illinois University Carbondale as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) during the 2015 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by Dale Lennon in his eighth and final season as head coach, the Salukis compiled an overall record of 3–8 with a mark of 2–6 in conference play, placing ninth in the MVFC. Southern Illinois played home games at Saluki Stadium in Carbondale, Illinois.
On November 30, head coach Lennon was fired.[1] He finished his tenure at Southern Illinois with an eight-year record of 51–42.
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 5 | 3:00 pm | at Indiana* | | ESPNews | L 47–48 | 36,071 |
September 12 | 6:00 pm | at Southeast Missouri State* | | | L 24–27 | 8,015 |
September 26 | 6:00 pm | No. 10 Liberty* | | ESPN3 | W 34–13 | 11,886 |
October 3 | 3:00 pm | at Western Illinois | | ESPN3 | L 36–37 | 7,125 |
October 10 | 6:00 pm | Missouri State | - Saluki Stadium
- Carbondale, IL
| ESPN3 | W 73–26 | 5,509 |
October 17 | 2:05 pm | at No. 21 Indiana State | | ESPN3 | L 36–39 | 7,421 |
October 24 | 6:00 pm | No. 16 Youngstown State![dagger](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/Dagger-14-plain.png) | - Saluki Stadium
- Carbondale, IL
| ESPN3 | W 38–31 OT | 8,459 |
October 31 | 2:00 pm | No. 7 North Dakota State | - Saluki Stadium
- Carbondale, IL
| ESPN3 | L 29–35 | 6,508 |
November 7 | 1:00 pm | at South Dakota | | ESPN3 | L 31–34 | 8,012 |
November 14 | 2:00 pm | No. 6 Illinois State | - Saluki Stadium
- Carbondale, IL
| MVC TV/ESPN3 | L 21–42 | 6,388 |
November 21 | 4:00 pm | at No. 15 Northern Iowa | | MVC TV/ESPN3 | L 28–49 | 9,915 |
- *Non-conference game
Homecoming- Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Central time
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|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Salukis
|
11
|
21
|
0
|
15 |
47 |
Hoosiers
|
7
|
14
|
17
|
10 |
48 |
At Southeast Missouri State
[edit]
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1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Salukis
|
7
|
14
|
3
|
0 |
24 |
Redhawks
|
17
|
7
|
0
|
3 |
27 |
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
#10 Flames
|
3
|
3
|
0
|
7 |
13 |
Salukis
|
3
|
17
|
7
|
7 |
34 |
At Western Illinois
[edit]
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1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Salukis
|
0
|
20
|
7
|
9 |
36 |
Leathernecks
|
7
|
7
|
14
|
9 |
37 |
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Bears
|
3
|
13
|
7
|
3 |
26 |
Salukis
|
21
|
17
|
21
|
14 |
73 |
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Salukis
|
7
|
7
|
7
|
15 |
36 |
#21 Sycamores
|
7
|
10
|
10
|
12 |
39 |
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 | OT |
Total |
#16 Penguins
|
0
|
14
|
14
|
3 | 0 |
31 |
Salukis
|
0
|
7
|
13
|
11 | 7 |
38 |
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
#7 Bison
|
7
|
7
|
7
|
14 |
35 |
Salukis
|
3
|
7
|
9
|
10 |
29 |
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Salukis
|
7
|
14
|
7
|
3 |
31 |
Coyotes
|
7
|
13
|
7
|
7 |
34 |
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
#6 Redbirds
|
0
|
14
|
21
|
7 |
42 |
Salukis
|
0
|
21
|
0
|
0 |
21 |
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Salukis
|
0
|
14
|
14
|
0 |
28 |
#15 Panthers
|
14
|
14
|
14
|
7 |
49 |
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